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The web retailing industry has one unearned cost advantage over stores—it mostly avoids collecting sales taxes on purchases. It amounts to a multi-billion dollar tax break to the e-commerce business, and it can't last.

The web retailing industry has one unearned cost advantage over stores—it mostly avoids collecting sales taxes on purchases. It amounts to a multi-billion dollar tax break to the e-commerce business, and it can't last.